Analysis of 50 major economies' post-COVID spending program concludes policymakers are wasting a major opportunity to a build safer world and greener economy in wake of the pandemic.
"One of the things that excites me about this current generation of environmentalism is the potential for indigenous peoples to be viewed as protagonists in the story," said Julian Brave NoiseCat, vice president of policy and strategy Data for Progress.
Decarbonizing infrastructure and industry, adapting to water scarcity, reducing waste and transitioning to a circular economy are the biggest challenges to achieving this feat.
Right now is the time to ensure farmland is conserved and that farmers have opportunities to combat climate change — and to right the wrongs of an unjust history.
I’ll never forget the first time I heard the activist-turned commentator Van Jones articulate the vision of building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
In public, CEOs defend the superiority of markets over planning. But inside their own corporations, where they could leave their various business units to compete with each other, they rely instead on comprehensive strategic planning.